Letter 28 of 28
The letter ي
How ي is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.
Letter forms
A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
- يـStart of a word
- ـيـMiddle of a word
- ـيEnd, joined
- يEnd, unjoined
Letter sounds
Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.
يَ
Short vowel
Short vowel
Long vowel
Tanween
Sukun
Words from the curriculum
Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.
At the start
- يَمَامَةيَـ/ـمَا/مَـ/ـةٌ
- يُصَلِّييـُ/ـصَلـْ/ـلِـ/ـي
- يَاسِـريَا/سِـ/ـرٌ
- يُوسُفيُو/سُـ/ـفُ
In the middle
- مَدْيـَنمَدْ/يـَ/ـنُ
- مَـايِــكمَـا/يِـ/ـكٌ
- بَيْــتبَيْـ/ـتٌ
- خِـيَارٌخِـ/ـيَا/رٌ
- شَـرَايِيـنشَـ/ـرَا/يِيـ/ـنٌ
- عُـيُونعُـ/ـيُو/نٌ
At the end
- هَـدَايَاهَـ/ـدَا/يَا
- يُحْيِييُحْـ/ـيِي
- مَايُومَا/يُو
- عَالَمِيًّاعَـا/لَـ/ـمِيْـ/ـيًا
- عَالَمِيٍّعَـا/لَـ/ـمِيْـ/ـيٍ
- عَالَمِيٌّعَـا/لَـ/ـمِيْـ/ـيٌ